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Recent Examples of disinherit
For speaking honestly in King Lear, Cordelia is disinherited and then executed by her lying sisters.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court ruled against the niece, Brianna McKee Haggerty, finding that Bertsch’s later amendments that disinherited Haggerty were valid.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
This presents a similar dilemma to the wife disinheriting her husband in a preceding discussion.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
As an alternative to dower and curtesy, many states instead follow a similar practice known as elective share, De-Witt said.
Also known as spousal or statutory share, elective share statutes are meant to prevent a spouse from being disinherited.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2023
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court ruled against the niece, Brianna McKee Haggerty, finding that Bertsch’s later amendments that disinherited Haggerty were valid.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
This presents a similar dilemma to the wife disinheriting her husband in a preceding discussion.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
As an alternative to dower and curtesy, many states instead follow a similar practice known as elective share, De-Witt said.
Also known as spousal or statutory share, elective share statutes are meant to prevent a spouse from being disinherited.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinherit
deprive
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Additionally, the nearly $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid could deprive more than 10 million Americans of health insurance and regular access to doctors.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2025
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This deprives patients of the possible benefit of a new treatment while elevating their risk.—
Madison Plunkert,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
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“Disinherit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinherit. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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